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14-letter words containing d, a, f, t

  • quadratic form — a polynomial all of whose terms are of degree 2 in two or more variables, as 5 x 2 − 2 xy + 3 y 2 .
  • radium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous, radioactive solid, RaSO 4 , used chiefly in radiotherapy.
  • recodification — the act, process, or result of arranging in a systematic form or code.
  • reflected plan — a plan, as of a room, taken as seen from above but having the outlines of some upper surface, as a vault or compartmented ceiling, projected downward upon it so that a part that would appear at the right when seen from below appears on the plan at the left.
  • refund annuity — an annuity providing for a lump-sum payment or installment payments to the beneficiary for the amount remaining of the purchase price at the death of the annuitant.
  • right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
  • right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
  • rigidification — the state or process of stiffening or rigidifying
  • safety islands — a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana
  • safety-deposit — safe-deposit.
  • saturated fats — a type of single-bond animal or vegetable fat, as that found in butter, meat, egg yolks, and coconut or palm oil, that in humans tends to increase cholesterol levels in the blood. Compare saturated (def 3).
  • schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
  • self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
  • self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
  • self-adulation — excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
  • self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
  • self-contained — containing in oneself or itself all that is necessary; independent.
  • self-dedicated — wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal: a dedicated artist.
  • self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
  • self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
  • self-initiated — initiated or begun by oneself.
  • self-laudation — an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
  • self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
  • self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
  • self-motivated — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
  • self-satisfied — feeling or showing satisfaction with oneself.
  • semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
  • shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
  • sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
  • shifting sands — If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
  • skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
  • slide fastener — zipper (def 2).
  • sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
  • solidification — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
  • spadefoot toad — any of several nocturnal toads of the family Pelobatidae, common in the Northern Hemisphere, characterized by a horny, spadelike projection on each hind foot for burrowing under the soil.
  • staff discount — a discount off goods sold by a particular shop, given to members of staff of that shop
  • stand the gaff — harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
  • stand-off half — a player who acts as a link between his scrum half and three-quarter backs
  • stockade fence — a fence of closely fitted vertical boards with pointed tops.
  • stop-and-frisk — a policy that permits a police officer to momentarily detain and pat down or search a person suspected of criminal activity, especially when suspected of concealing a weapon.
  • straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
  • strong forward — power forward
  • stuffed animal — soft toy
  • subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
  • subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
  • take the field — an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
  • tariff heading — the description of a product attached to a tariff line
  • terms of trade — the ratio of export prices to import prices. It measures a nation's trading position, which improves when export prices rise faster or fall slower than import prices
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